Harry Groener
Actor
Born September 10, 1951 in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Harry Groener is a German-born American actor and dancer born on September 10, 1951, in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, to a musical family with an opera singer mother and concert pianist father. He emigrated to the United States with his family when he was two years old and later apprenticed with the San Francisco Ballet before studying drama at the University of Washington. Groener began his career in theater, making his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of "Oklahoma!" and going on to appear in shows including "Cats," "Crazy for You," and "Copenhagen," earning several Tony nominations for musicals like "Oklahoma!" and "Cats." He transitioned successfully to television and film, becoming perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 3, 4 and 7), while also appearing in Dear John as Ralph Drang, How I Met Your Mother as Clint, and Mad About You as Lance Brockwell. His extensive television work includes multiple Star Trek series appearances, playing Tam Elbrun in The Next Generation's "Tin Man" episode, the Nechani Magistrate in Voyager's "Sacred Ground" episode, and Minister Nathan Samuels in Enterprise's "Demons" and "Terra Prime" episodes, and his film credits include A Cure for Wellness (2016), Patch Adams (1998) and Road to Perdition (2002). He has been married to Dawn Didawick since September 19, 1978, and his versatility as both a stage and screen actor, combined with his memorable villainous turn as the charming yet sinister Mayor Wilkins, has made him a respected figure in both theater and television.
Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Such a Pretty Girl
Frank
Oppenheimer
Senator McGee
White House Plumbers
Senator Phillip Hart
A Place Among the Dead
Dad
9-1-1: Lone Star
Joe
The Rookie
Mr. Walker
Delirium
Psychiatrist
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Harry Kenney
The Resident
Bartholomew McGainn
Ghosted
Stafford Yates
Young Sheldon
Elliot Douglas
A Cure for Wellness
Pembroke
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse
Hap
Kittens in a Cage
Judge Dodd
The Atticus Institute
Lawrence Henault
Bread and Butter
Donald Karinsky
Once Upon a Time
Martin
The Selling
Auction Man
Law & Order: LA
Attorney Spicer
The Middle
Gene
Modern Family
Joel L.L. Logan
The Mentalist
Francisco Navarro
Breaking Bad
Dr. Chavez
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Governor
How I Met Your Mother
Clint
Bones
Henry Atlas
Supernatural
Professor Morrison
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Bobby Child (segment "Crazy For You") (archive footage)
Medium
Joe's Boss
Jack & Bobby
I'm with Her
Principal Marvin Talbot
Las Vegas
Gunther the Chef
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Munkustrap (segment "Cats")
About Schmidt
John Rusk
Less than Perfect
Dr. Lars Skaarsgard
Manna from Heaven
Tony
Road to Perdition
Mr. McDougal
Monk
John Ricca
Watching Ellie
Robert
Role of a Lifetime
Brad Collings
The Day the World Ended
Sherrif Ken
The Bernie Mac Show
Dr. Lyons
Star Trek: Enterprise
Nathan Samuels
The Guardian
Fulton Trout
Boston Public
Mr. Jacobs
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Peyton Tallman
Buddy Boy
Malcolm in the Middle
Rudy
Time of Your Life
Roswell
Burton Weiss
The West Wing
Roger Tribbey
Family Law
Judging Amy
Mike Holcombe
Patch Adams
Dr. Prack
Charmed
Father Thomas
Dance with Me
Michael
Amistad
Tecora Captain
Working
Alan Norman
George & Leo
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Mayor Wilkins
Just Shoot Me!
Headmaster Reilly
King of the Hill
Dr. Tate / Larry (voice)
Profiler
Vincent Capobianco
3rd Rock from the Sun
Dr. Breen
Caroline in the City
Henry
The Drew Carey Show
Dr. Hershlag
Star Trek: Voyager
The Magistrate
Mad About You
Lance Brockwell
Home Improvement
Fred
Law & Order
Terrence Dwyer
Quantum Leap
Detective Ward
Dear John
Ralph Drang
Leg Work
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Tam Elbrun
Matlock
Rod Greenwood
Kane & Abel
Lowell Kane
St. Elsewhere
Klaus Brinkmann
Remington Steele
Preston Hayes
Brubaker
Dr. Campbell